The city woke up to a chilly Saturday covered in a blanket of smog on Saturday as the air quality deteriorated to ‘very poor’ levels, with several areas slipping into the ‘severe’ category and many others on the verge. It was also Delhi’s lowest minimum temperature for the month so far at 11C, three notches…
Millie Bobby Brown stunned the internet in the most beautiful way possible after she announced her daughter, whom she adopted with her husband, Jake Bon Jovi, earlier this year. As she understands the wicked game of fame, the 21-year-old has vowed to protect the young child from the public eye until the daughter can decide…
Virat Kohli (Photo by Ryan Lim/Getty Images) Since joining the India squad for the Australia tour starting October 19, all eyes have been on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The two former captains are playing only in ODIs this series, which makes each appearance on the field even more special for fans. That excitement was…
NEW DELHI: Amid the renewed push by both sides to scale up ties, the EU will unveil its vision for a new strategic agenda with India on September 17. And as both sides intensify efforts to finalise a game-changing free trade agreement (FTA) by the year-end, the 13th round of negotiations will be held this…
Wall Street traded in green on Thursday as pressure from the bond market eased and investors closely watched signs of weakness in the US labour market. The S&P 500 gained 0.17% or 10 points to reach 6,459. Dow Jones Industrial Average began the day in red but jumped 54 points or 0.12%, trading at 45,325…
NEW DELHI: In an important judgment, the Supreme Court has linked quantum of sand mining to the river’s replenishment capacity, a ruling that would prevent degradation of riverbeds, consequently making grant of leases for extraction of a key construction raw material from riverbanks difficult.Taking the regulatory regime for sand mining a step forward, a bench…
NEW DELHI: An Afghanistan Ariana flight from Kabul landed on a runway that is used for take offs at Delhi Airport on Sunday afternoon. Luckily there was no departing aircraft on that runway at that time and the Afghan Airbus A310’s “mistaken” landing did not have serious consequences. Aviation authorities have begun a probe and…
Jewellers on Thursday welcomed the government’s move to reduce Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates in several sectors, saying the decision would indirectly benefit the gems and jewellery industry by boosting demand, even though the sector’s tax rate remains unchanged at 3%.“The current GST reforms (GST 2.0) offer no direct and immediate relief to gems…
India’s Arshdeep Singh (AP/PTI) India secured a thrilling Super Over victory against Sri Lanka in their final Super Four match of the Asia Cup in Dubai on Wednesday, with Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav praising his team’s character and particularly highlighting the performances of middle-order batsmen Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, and bowler Arshdeep Singh‘s composure in…
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is aiming to bring 50 lakh beneficiaries of the PM SVANidhi scheme under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY), chairman S Ramann said on Monday.The PM SVANidhi micro-credit scheme, launched by the government on June 1, 2020, offers collateral-free loans of up to Rs 50,000 to eligible street…
